Car-seat.



No. 734,560. vPATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

J. Sl JOHNSTON.

GAR SEAT.

APPLIOAIIONl FILED PEB. 2119012 No MODEL. 2 SHEETS-snm: 1'.

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No'. 734,560. PATBNTED JULY 2s, I1903; J. s. JOHNSTON.

CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1901.

l0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. '734,5e0.

UNiTED STATE-s '15a/tenten .ruiy 2s, 1903.

V PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. JOHNSTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'TO THE HALE AND KILBURNMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.v

CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,560, dated July 28,1903.

l Application fue February 2, 1901. serai No. 45,664. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern:

Bye it known that I, JOHN SxJoHNsToN, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at New Yorkvcity, county ofNew York, and State of New York,have inverted certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Seats, fullydescribed'an'd represented in the following specification and theaccompanying drawings, forminga part of the same.

This invention relates to car-seats of that class' in which the back isreversed or transferred from one side of the seat to the otherwithoutbeinginverted or turned upside down, the object of the invention'being to provide an improved construction of this class.

I aim especially at' the production of a seat which shall be simple,compact, strong, and smooth inmovement, and, further, to provideafoot-rest construction which shall s'ecure large space for baggagebelow the seat and avoid the steam-pipes, if these be placed under theseat, and improved rn'eans for shifting'the seat-cushion with the backand for locking the back in either position.

For a full understanding of `the invention a detailed description-of aconstruction embodying all the features of the same in theirpreferredform will now be given in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, forniing a partof this specification, and the featuresformingthe invention will 'then be speciically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end View of the outer or aisle end ofthe seat with the frame partly broken away to show the construction.line 2 of Fig. 1. line 3 of Fig. 2, showing the seat'in the middleposition of reversal. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the seat fullyreversed from the'positionshown in Fig. 1. Fig. is ahorizontal'section'onthe line of Fig. l. Fig.

.6 is a detail section on the line 6of Fig. 3.

Referring to said drawings,..A is'the side wall of the car, which servesas a support for one end of theseatframe B, which frame may be of anysuitable form, and is provided with seat-sills C, on which theseat Drests,

seat constructions. -se'at the back-arm F carries an inwardly and Fig. 2is-a vertical secton on the- Fig. Bris a section on the 4are pivoted tothe upper-end ofv a pair of short arms or links G G', the lower-`ends ofwhich links are pivoted at l to the seat-frame.

The links at opposite ends of the s'eat arev l preferably tied togetherbyran` angular bar 2, connecting one link of each pair, this bar servingto secure the Vmovement of the seat-arms and links at opposite ends ofthe seat together, which aids in obtaining smooth-A ness of movement inthe seat construction. The lower ends of the seat-arms F rest Aupon theupper edges ofthe framebars 3 of the seat when the seat is in eitherposition of use, so that the back is supported by the links G G onlyduring reversal. The back-arm F at the ou ter or aisle end of the seatis preferably curved inward below the cushion, as shown, together withthe frame-bar, as usual in car- At the inner end of the downwardlyextending arm F', of such form and position as to accommodate the usualsteam-pipes placed next the wall, these pipes being indicated at o: indotted lines.

lIn the outer back-arm F and lthe arm F are mounted short metalsleeves4, free to rotate, and in these sleeves is carried a bar H,preferably of wood, which forms a foot-rest, being carried from one sideof the seat to the other by the seat-arms as the back'is shifted,

so as to be always in position-fr use at the rear side of the seat andleave `thedspace in front of it free for baggageor for the steampipes cif they are arranged centrallfybeneath the'seat, as shown in. dottedlines. One of the sleeves 4 is slotted to receive a leverl I, which issecured to a small shaft 5, mounted to rotate in cross-bars on theseat-frame, and this shaft 5 carries at opposite ends. arms 6, one ofwhich is shown as acontinuation of the lever l above its pivoting-shaft5, which arms 6 pass between the base-bars of the seat proper, so as toshift the seat as the back is reversed, the rockers 7 on the bottom ofthe seat-cushion giving the desired inclination of the seat-cushion inconnection with the inclined sills C of the frame, as usual in suchconstructions. The two arms 6 at opposite ends of the seat secure thedesired uniform movement of the opposite ends of the seatcushion. If afootrest is not to be provided, which may be desirable in some caseswhere the steam-pipes are placed under the seat and too high for the useof a foot-rest, it will be understood that the same construction formoving the seatcushion may be used, iu which case the arm F may ofcourse be omitted, and the lever I have any suitable form of slidingpivotal connection with either seatarm F.

For locking the seat in its positions of use I provide novel means,consisting of the two Y catches 8, carried by levers 9, pivoted on theseat-frame and having the inner adjacent ends of the levers normallypressed outward by a spring 10, a thumb-push l1 inthe outer late of theseat-frame serving to press these ends of the levers inward, and thusdraw the catches outward to release the seat-back, the outer back-arm Fbeing caught by the square end of one or the other of the catches 8 whenthe back is fully reversed, as shown in Fig. 5.

A detail feature of importance in connection with the attachment of theback-arms F to the links G G' consists in the use of links made of twoplates on opposite sides of the plate forming the seat-arm. Thisconstruction is shown clearly in section in Fig. 6, the preferredconstruction consisting of a stud 12, on the central portion of whichthe seat-arm is mounted and having reduced ends 13, on which the linksare mounted. The use of the links made of two plates on opposite sidesof the seat-arm avoids all twisting of the arm and links relatively toeach other, and thus aids materially in securing a uniform movement anda durable construction.

The operation of the back, seat-cushion, and foot-rest in reversing theseat will be understood without extended description, Figs.`

l, 3, and 4 showing clearly the position of the parts during reversal.As lthe reversing movement commences the back is raised by the action ofthe links Gr G, so that the back.

clears the cushion sufciently to pass it, a1- though close to thecushion in either position of use, the foot-rest being also raised, soas to clear the steam-pipes below the seat, as shown in Fig. 3. As theback swings over, the rotating foot-rest bar, through sleeve 4 and leverI, shaft 5, and arms 6,v shifts the seat-cushion and the desiredinclination is secured by the It will be understaod that modilications`maybe made in the construction shown without departing from theinvention and that I am not to be limited to the exact form orarrangement of parts in the construction shown.

What I claim isl. The combination with a seat frame and back, ofback-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seat extending a substantialdistance below the seat frame and cushion, and pairs of links pivoted tothe lower ends of the arms also a substantial distance below theseatcushion and to the seat-frame, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms atopposite ends of the seat extending a substantial distance below theseat frame and cushion, pairs ot' links pivoted to the lower ends of thearms also a substantial distance below the seatcushion and to theseat-frame, and a footrest carried by the arms, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms atopposite ends of the seat extending below the seat frame and cushion,pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms and to theseat-frame, an inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the innerback-arm below the seat frame and cushion, and a foot-rest carried bythe outer backarm and the inwardly and downwardly extending arm on theinner back-arm, substantially as described.

4:. The combination with a seat frame and back and a movableseat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seatextending below the seat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted tothe lower ends of the arms and to the seat-frame, an inwardly anddownwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm below the seat frame andcushion, afoot-rest carried by the outerback-arm and the inwardly anddownwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm, and a lever having itslower end connected to one of the backarms for actuating the lever andhaving a connection with the Seat-cushion for shifting the latter,substantially as described.

5. The combination with a seat frame and back'and a movableseat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seatextending below the seat frame and cushion,

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the inwardly and downwardly extending arm on the inner back-arm, and alever having its lower end actuated by the foot-rest and its upper endprovided with a connection tol the seat-cushion for shifting the latter,substantially as described.

6. The combination with a seat frame and back and a movableseat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seatextendinga substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, pairsof links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantialdistance below the seat-cushion and to the seat-frame, and a leverhaving its lower end connected to and actuated by one of the seatarmsand having'a connection with the seatcushion for shifting the latter,substantially as described.

7. The combination with a seat frame and back and a movableseat-cushion, of back-carrying arms at opposite ends of the seatextending a substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, pairsof links pivoted to the lower ends of the arms also a substantialdistance below the seat-cushion and to the seat-frame, a foot-restcarried by the backarms, and a lever having its lower end connected toone of the seat-arms for actuating the lever and having a connectionwith the seat-cushion for shifting the latter, substantially asdescribed.

S. The combination with a seat frame and back, of back-carrying arms atopposite ends of the seat extending a substantial distance below theseat frame and cushion, pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends of thearms also a substantial distance below the seatcushion and to theseat-frame, a foot-rest carried by the back-arms, and a lever having itslower end actuated by the foot-rest and its upper end provided withaconnection to the seat-cushion for shifting the latter, substantiallyas described.

9. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of bars 3on which the lower ends ofthe back-arms rest near the fioor normally,and pairs of links G, G' on which the lower ends of said arms aremounted, substantially as described.

10. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying armsF,extendingasubstantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, ofpairs of links G, G also below the seat-cushion on which the lower endsof said arms are mounted, and rod 2 connecting links at opposite ends ofthe seat, substantially as described l1. The combination with aseat-back and back-carrying arms F,extending a substantial distancebelow the seat frame'and cushion, of

pairs oflinks G, G also below the seat-cushion on'which the lower endsof said arms are mounted, each of said links consisting of two plates onopposite sides of the seat-arm, and

rod 2 connecting links at opposite ends of the seat,v substantially asdescribed.

12. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairsof links G, G

on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, foot-rest H carried bysaid arms and free to rotate, lever I having a sliding connection withsaid foot-rest,'and a connection between the upper end ot' said leverand seat-cushion, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairsof links G, G on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted,foot-rest H carried by said arms and free to rotate, lever I having asliding connection with said foot-rest, shaft 5 actuated by said lever,and arms 6 at opposite ends of said shaft for shifting the seat-cush- Yion, substantially as described.

14. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairsof links G, G' on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, lever Ihaving a sliding connection with one of said back-arms, shaft 5 actuatedby said lever, and arms 6 at opposite ends of said shaft for shiftingthe seat-cushion', substantially as described.

15. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F, of pairsof linksG, G' on which the lower ends of said arms are mounted, arm F onone of said back-arms below the seat-cushiom and a foot-rest carried bysaid arm F and the other back-arm, substantially as described.

16. The combination with a seat frame and back and back-reversing arms,of catch-1evers 9 carrying locking-catches 8 and springpressed tonormally hold the catches in locking position, and an unlocking devicein the frame for releasing either catch, substantially as described.

17. The combination with a seat-back and back-carrying arms F extendinga substantial distance below the seat frame and cushion, of pairs oflinks G, G also below the seat-cushion on which the lower ends of saidarms are mounted, each of said links consisting of two plates onopposite sides of the back-arm, sub'- stantially as described.

18. The combination with a seat frame and back, of backcarrying arms atopposite ends of the seat, extending a substantial distance below theseat frame and cushion, and pairs of links pivoted to the lower ends ofthe arms and to the seat-frame and constituting, in effect, movablefulcra for said back-carrying arms, located a substantial distance belowsaid cushion, substantially as described.

19. The combination with a seatframe and back, of back-carrying arms atopposite sides of the seat, extending a substantial'distance IOO IIO

below the seat frame and cushion, and pairs my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing of links pivoted to the lower ends of the armswitnesses. and to the seat-frame, whereby, said back- Y carrying armsbeing relatively 1ong,said back JOHN S' JOHNSTON' 5 may be reversed bythe application of mini- Witnesses:

mum power, substantially as described. C. J. SAWYER,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set T. F. KEHOE.

